Chinese
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ghost; sly; crafty |
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
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trad. (鬼門)
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鬼
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門
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simp. (鬼门)
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鬼
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门
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Noun
鬼門
- demon gate; gateway through which the ghost comes and goes
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology
Literally "demon gate". A direction in which a demon comes and goes.
Pronunciation
Noun
鬼門 (hiragana きもん, romaji kimon)
- the north-eastern direction
- an undesirable place or thing